USACE sediment retention structure Toutle River
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Bill Johnson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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A dam on the North Fork of the Toutle River in Cowlitz County, Washington, USA. This dam was constructed 1986–1989 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to retain some of the sediment in the Toutle River flowing down from the slopes of Mt. St. Helens. The Corps calls this dam a Sediment Retention Structure. The dam is approximately 22 miles upriver from the town of Castle Rock, Washington.
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This image or file is a work of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers soldier or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Digital Visual Library
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See also USACE website on the Sediment Retention structure.
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See also USACE website on the Sediment Retention structure.
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